1. This is a single application for the testing process which is being administered on behalf of the f following municipalities:
• Borough of Dormont
• Peters Township
• Borough of Pleasant Hills
• Borough of West Mifflin
The applicant must verify for himself or herself that he or she is interested in employment as an entry level police officer in at least one of these municipalities. The single, non-refundable application fee covers the application and testing process for all of these municipalities.
2. Minimum qualifications for the position of entry level police officer are set forth in the information accompanying these instructions. The applicant should review this information before identifying to which municipalities he or she wishes to apply. It should be understood that these are the minimum qualifications and are not all-inclusive. Failure to meet these minimum requirements in the municipalities selected, however, will automatically preclude employment in those municipalities. Particular attention should be paid to the Act 120 Certification requirements. The applicant is responsible for securing the required training and certification by the stipulated time at his or her own expense. The participating municipalities will not send an applicant to an academy.
3. Upon completion of the testing process, the test results are sent only to the municipalities in which the applicant is interested. The applicant, therefore, must identify, by checking the appropriate boxes at the top of the application form, in which municipalities he or she is seeking employment as an entry level police officer. The test results will be sent only to those municipalities identified by the applicant.
4. Completed applications are to be returned only to SHACOG, 2600 Old Greentree Road, Carnegie, PA 15106 no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Applications may be mailed or delivered in person. Applications will not be accepted by either email or facsimile. Applications will not be accepted at or by any of the identified municipalities participating in this joint testing process. Only the following four items are to be submitted to SHACOG:
1) the completed, signed Application,
2) the signed Applicant’s Release,
3) the signed Physician’s Certification, and
4) the non-refundable application fee in the amount of $50.00, payable in cash, check, or money order.
Checks should be made payable to SHACOG.
The Physician’s Certification must be on the SHACOG form provided with the Application Material. The Physician’s Certification must be dated no more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the date of the Physical Agility Test.
Incomplete applications will be returned. No additional attachments or resumes are to be included with the submission.
5. Providing false or inaccurate information will subject the applicant to immediate disqualification.
6. The Physical Agility Test is scheduled to be conducted between 9:00 AM and 12:00 noon and the Written Examination will be administered between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Keystone Oaks High School, 1000 Kelton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15216. These times may be adjusted based on circumstances, with the written examination time possibly being moved up or back. Registration is from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM on the day of the test. Identification containing the applicant’s photograph will be required at the test site to be admitted to the test. The applicant must pass all elements of the Physical Agility Test to be eligible to take the Written Examination. Failure of any one of the events in the Physical Agility Test is a failure of the entire test. If one event is failed, the testing process is terminated for the applicant at that point.
7. Passing the Physical Agility Test and the Written Examination does not guarantee employment. Upon receipt of the test results, each of the municipalities identified by the applicant will further process the applicant pursuant to its needs and procedures. All further processing will be according to each municipality’s own civil service rules and regulations and/or hiring practices and policies.
If you are interested in applying, click the link below:
https://shacog.com/viewfile.aspx?id=c056a21b-3dfa-4785-a7b4-cefc0f279598